Referendum result

Eligibility to vote

People eligible to vote must be over 18 years old, and at least one of the following:

A British or Irish citizen resident in the UK

A qualifying Commonwealth citizen

A British citizen who is a service voter or overseas voter (British citizens may register as overseas voters for up to 15 years after leaving the UK)

A Member of the House of Lords

An Irish or Commonwealth citizen who would be entitled to vote in European elections in Gibraltar

The choice of franchise (Section 2 of the European Union Referendum Act 2015) excludes citizens of other EU countries resident in the UK (but EU citizens from Cyprus and Malta resident in the UK qualify as Commonwealth citizens, and Irish citizens resident in the UK are also included in the franchise).